At least 7 dead in a ferry deck gangway collapse on Sapelo Island in Georgia

Source: CNN

At least 7 dead in a ferry deck gangway collapse on Sapelo Island in Georgia

By Michelle Watson and Zoe Sottile, CNN
2 minute read
Updated 9:41 PM EDT, Sat October 19, 2024

(CNN) — At least seven people were killed Saturday after part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia’s Sapelo Island, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. … Several others were taken to hospitals, the DNR confirmed.

It happened as crowds gathered on the island for a celebration of its tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants.

The deck collapsed at around 4:30 p.m. after a boat hit the dock, a McIntosh County commissioner told CNN affiliate WTOC. Several people fell into the water after the collapse.

DNR officials said they did not know what caused the gangway to collapse but believe there were at least 20 people on it at the time, according to CNN affiliate WSB.

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